Where the Appalachians Meet the Sea Map boundaries: 40 to 50 degrees North; 55 to 66 degrees West Countries: Canada (New Brunswick (part), Newfoundland and Labrador (part), Nova Scotia (part), Prince Edward Island, Quebec (part); France (St.-Pierre and Miquelon). Overview The map area includes the Canadian provinces bordering the Gulf of St. Lawrence—New Brunswick, Newfoundland … More Gulf of St. Lawrence and Bay of Fundy
A Marine Mammal Area of Global Significance Map of the Month: Valdes, Patagonian Coast and Patagonian Shelf Map boundaries: 40 to 50 degrees South; 55 to 66 degrees West Country: Argentina (The map area includes the administrative part of Buenos Aires province in Patagonia, coastal Rio Negro and Chubut provinces, and Cape Blanco of Santa … More Valdes and the Patagonian Coast
Map of the Month: Aral Sea, Golden Age Lake, and Irgiz-Turgay Basin Map boundaries: 40 to 50 degrees North; 55 to 66 degrees East Countries: Kazakhstan (Aktobe, Atyrau, Karagandy, Kostanay, Kyzylorda, and Mangystau), Russia (Baykonur), Turkmenistan (Ahal, Balkan, Dashoguz, and Lebap), and Uzbekistan (Bukhara, Karakalpakstan Republic, Samarqand, and Xorezm) Overview The central Asian desert landscapes … More Aral Sea (former) and Golden Age Lake (future)
Map of the Month: Coetivy Atoll and Poydenot Shoal Map boundaries: 0 to 10 degrees South; 56 to 64 degrees East Countries: Mauritius and Seychelles Overview The northern part of the Mascarene Plateau, the largest submerged bank in the world, is covered with seagrass and interspersed with coral reefs. The plateau extends from the Granitic … More Coetivy Atoll
Map of the Month: Orinoco Delta and Eastern Guyana Highlands Map boundaries: 0 to 10 degrees North; 56 to 64 degrees West Countries (States, Regions, or Districts): Brazil (Amazonas, Para, and Roraima), Guyana, Suriname (Coronie, Nickerie, and Sipaliwini), and Venezuela (Amazonas, Anzoategui, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro, and Monagas). Overview This map area extends from the Venezuelan … More Orinoco Delta and Eastern Guyana Highlands
Map boundaries: 0 to 10 degrees South; 56 to 64 degrees West Country: Brazil (Amazonas, Mato Grosso, Para, Rondonia, Roraima) Overview This map area encompasses the drainage area of the largest, fourth largest, and fifth largest river systems in the world. The coverage is of the central Amazon basin (largest), lower Madeira drainage (fourth largest), … More Madeira River Map of the Month
Map of the Month: Rodriques, Cargados Carajos, and Agalega Map boundaries: 10 to 20 degrees South; 56 to 64 degrees East Country: Mauritius Overview The southern part of the Mascarene Plateau, the largest submerged bank in the world, is covered with seagrass and interspersed with coral reefs. The plateau extends from north to south roughly … More Rodrigues
Map of the Month: Leeward and Windward Islands Map boundaries: 10 to 20 degrees North; 56 to 64 degrees West Countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, France (Guadeloupe, Martinique, St. Barthelemy, St. Martin), Grenada, Netherlands (Saba, Sint Maartin, Sint Eustatius), St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, United … More Leeward and Windward Islands
Map of the Month: Chiquitano and Pantanal Map boundaries: 10 to 20 degrees South; 56 to 64 degrees West Countries: Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay Overview This map area covers the transition between the moist Amazonian forests and the drier Chaco area, a tropical dry forest. To the northwest and north, the Amazon rain forests reach … More Chiquitano and Pantanal
Map of the Month: Jiddat al Harasis; Kuria Muria Islands Map boundaries: 10 to 20 degrees North; 56 to 64 degrees East Country: Oman (Al Wusta and Dhofar regions) Overview The majority of this map area encompasses the tropical waters of the Arabian Sea. In the south part of the map is the triple junction … More Jiddat al-Harasis and Kuria Muria Islands
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